Hormones, Paddington & The Great Chocolate Crisis of 2025
Well, this week has been…
How shall I put it?
A rollercoaster, minus the fun and with more crying over KitKats. 🍫😭
🚆 Back to Paddington (And Apparently, Puberty Too)
This week marked my long-awaited return to Paddington — my first office trip in ages.
I packed my laptop, my notebook, myI’m a functioning adult face… and promptly got hit with what can only be described as a hormonal ambush.
One minute I was fine, tapping away on the train feeling smug and productive.
The next, I was misty-eyed at a pigeon.
A pigeon, for god’s sake. 🐦
By midweek, my emotions weren’t the only thing making a comeback — because out of nowhere…
💥a surprise period💥
Yep.
After more than a year of peace, calm, and sanitary-product-free living —boom!
Mother Nature decided to throw me a nostalgic curveball. 🩸
🍫 The Chocolate Emergency
The moment I realised what was happening, I swear I couldtasteDairy Milk in the air.
It’s like my body sent out an SOS signal to every nearby vending machine.
My brain:You don’t need it.
My hormones:We will die without it.
My husband:(slowly backs away from the fridge)
Honestly — who’d be a woman?
It’s a full-time job. Between menopause, mystery periods, hormones, and the emotional whiplash of trying to “stay balanced,” it’s no wonder we’re all exhausted. 😅
🧠 Mindset Moment: Permission to Be Human
I didn’t lose any weight this week.
I didn’t break any records at the gym.
I didn’t even drink all my water.
But you know what?
Ilistenedto my body.
I rested.
I ate the chocolate.
And I didn’t spiral.
That, my friends, is progress. 💖
📓 Journalling Prompt of the Week
✍️What does my body need from me right now — not what I think it “should” do, but what it’s really asking for?
Rest? Compassion? Chocolate? Movement?
Try to listen before you fix. You’re not broken — you’re human.
This journey isn’t about perfection. It’s aboutpartnership— learning to workwithyour body, not against it. And some weeks, that means swapping salad for a Snickers and calling it self-care.
⚖️ Weekly Recap
🚆 Back in Paddington: ✅
🩸 Surprise period: ❌ (rude)
🍫 Chocolate consumption: Heroic
⚖️ Weight loss: 0lbs
💭 Lesson: Sometimes maintenanceisprogress.
🦋 Final Thought
This week was a reminder that health isn’t linear — and neither are hormones.
Some weeks we thrive.
Some weeks we survive.
And both count.
If you’re in the trenches with me — emotional, exhausted, craving chocolate and wondering what the hell your hormones are doing — you’re not alone. We’ve got this. 💪🍫💕
Helen x
